BELTEI INTERNATIONAL

UNIVERSITY
Trainers name
CHOEUN LEAKSMY
IELTS Training Session
Skill: Academic Reading (Cont.)
Duration: 5 hours
Tips/Practices/Mock Test

Test Format Tasks

1. Multiple choice
2. Matching headings
3. Sentence completion
4. True, False and Not given
question
5. Diagram/flow-chart/
table completion
6. Identification of writers
views/claims yes, no or
not given

Multiple choice

Read

the question and their stems (A, B, C.)

first, then highlight the key word in the
question.
identify those key terms, (numbers, part of
speech, specific information, name, date)
Eg: How many types of binoculars were
mentioned in the text? (numbers, adjective)
Scan the text for the answers base on key
terms. The answers should be around the
key words.
Eliminate the distractors in the stems, there
are usually two complete wrong answers,
and a similar one to the correct answer.
Go to heading matching. practice

Heading Matching

1.
2.

3.

4.

Read the instruction

Read the paragraph first (for a
quick understanding, read only
topic sentence in each
paragraph).
Then look at the headings later.
To avoid confusion, cross the one
youve used.
Check answers carefully, if there
is one confusion, there will be

Sentence completion

Check

the instructions to find the

word limit. Also check if you can use
a word/phrase more than once.
Skim the summary first to get an
idea of the overall meaning.
When you are working out the
answers, say the word blank for the
space. Dont jump across to the word
on the other side of the blank.
Use collocation of words and ideas
where possible to predict the answer
and then check the text. Go to

True, False and Not Given

Understand the statement before you look at

the text.
Turn the statement into a question. You then
have to answer Yes/No. If you cant, the
answer is Not Given.
Look for words that qualify the sentence or
make the sentence restrictive like only, little,
not many, sometimes, usually, largely, etc. or
agents like by the police,
analyze the text without thinking about the
statement. This will stop you getting
confused. Then read the statement carefully,
look at the text and decide. Go to T/F/NG.
practice

Diagram/flow-chart/ table
completion
Skim

the whole flowchart to get the

overall meaning.
Check if any name, category, etc.
matches with more than one item.
Tables, chart, or diagram are often
quite long. Dont panic remember, if
a set of questions looks long, it is
usually because it is easy.
If you have a wordlist, follow the same
procedure as for summaries.
Go to diagram completion practice

Yes, no or not given

Always

check for comparison. For

example, in the statement Swimming is
more relaxing than walking.
Always check for any adjective that
judges a situation, e.g. sensible, difficult,
demanding.
Check always for adverbs in the question
like never, always, frequently, carefully,
etc as they will also change the meaning
of a basic statement.
Check for questions which contain
reasons: because, as, since, etc.
Check for contrast with numbers, e.g. a

Matching lists/phrases
The

sentences can relate to specific

detail in a text. Look for general
nouns, which summarize, like
description, references, cause, effect,
importance, etc.
As well as phrases linked to a general
noun, there may be clauses
introduced by how or statements of
fact: the fact that ....
If the phrases look like headings or
lists, then look for a series of points.
Go to practice.

Thanks for
your attention